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This is yet another week-late race recap. Last Monday on Labor Day I did the Bangor Labor Day 5-miler. It was at the end of a weekend with a lot of fun and socializing and friends, as holiday weekends should be. The weekend started with the Kesha concert in Bangor on Friday night. And then […]

I think every half-marathon should start with a 7-mile warm-up. OK, maybe that’s crazy talk. But the pre-race jitters I usually have? I had NONE of them this morning. And while it was not my best half-marathon ever … or even close to it … it still was a really great race. (Half-marathon number 6 … […]

So here’s how my week of training has been: Monday — Labor day. Glorious, glorious holiday. I rode my bike 30 lovely miles with Jen, to her house, around Sabattus Pond, and back. Tuesday — Track club, for the second week in a row cut one rep short because of my car-free situation. 1.5 miles […]

1. I haven’t blogged much because I don’t have much to say, but the last time I started a post, it said: I’ve been feeling really good about training now. I look forward to every run. “Only” running five miles instead of eight on Wednesday morning was more disappointing then relieving.Story continues below advertisement. Disappointing […]

Pattie Reaves

I'm a new mom and renegade fitness blogger at After the Couch. I live in Brewer with my husband, Tony, our daughter Felicity, and our two pugs, Georgia and Scoop.